How to Find Healthy Sources of Protein without eating meat

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No Meat = Healthy Protein From Other Food Sources. This article will show you how.

AS a wellness consultant, I consider myself almost to be a vegetarian, with the exception that my son and I, we eat fish. No meat products for my family. No cow, pork, lamb, chicken, turkey are consumed by us. However, it is important to mention that we do eat fish for the past few years.

  •   Where do we get protein from? What can you eat instead of meat and still get all the protein your body needs?

  • First, let's explain in a easy way, what is protein and why it is so important.

    • The Building Blocks of Life:

  • Protein is an important nutrient required for the building, maintenance, and repair of tissues in the body. Amino acids, the building blocks of protein, can be synthesized by the body or ingested from food. There are 20 different amino acids in the food we eat, but our body can only make 11 of them. The 9 essential amino acids, which cannot be produced by the body, must be obtained from the diet. A variety of grains, legumes, and vegetables can also provide all of the essential amino acids our bodies require. Excess protein has been linked with osteoporosis, kidney disease, calcium stones in the urinary tract, and some cancers. A varied diet of beans, lentils, grains, and vegetables contains all of the essential amino acids.
  • Something everyone should know about protein: Every whole food contains protein! Carrots contain it, celery contains it. We do not have to restrict ourselves to nuts, seeds, and beans when thinking about protein. We certainly do not need to focus on animal products. The protein consumed from a balanced plant-based diet appears to be plenty. Many of us have been conditioned to worry about specific nutrients, such as protein. If we just consume the foods the human body is designed for, we don't have to worry about the nutrients and we should experience optimal health.

  • Chances are you already eat complete proteins without even trying. Here are some tasty and healthy complete protein combinations:

    • Beans on toast **
      Corn and beans **
      Hummus and pita bread **
      Nut butter on whole grain bread **
      Pasta with beans **
      Rice and beans, peas, or lentils **
      Split pea soup with whole grain or seeded crackers or bread **
      Tortillas with refried beans **
      Veggie burgers, or salmon burgers on bread **

  • HEALTHY SOURCES OF PROTEIN:
    • Legumes beans, lentils, peas ,
      Cereals ,** Whole grains ** AS- brown rice, wild rice, quinoa*, Amaranth* barley buckwheat*, Rye
      ** Leafy green vegetables **, including spinach,
      Nutritional yeast*
      Nuts - almonds, walnuts, cashews, peanuts...
      Seaweed - spirulina*, kelp, arame, Nori,
      Seeds - hemp*, sesame, sunflower...
      Vegetables - Brussel sprouts, potatoes, yucca,
      Eggs ,
      Fish ,
      Yogurt ,
      Milk (see below) ,
      Cheese ,
      Healthy Salmon Burgers,
  •   I know you maybe questioning yourself, but were are the Soy* products? After my research and personal experience, I don't think soy products are the healthiest choice, nor do I recommend them, and in the resources you'll find a link that will take you to a page where I explain why.

    • Hope you find this article helpful.

    Sincerely

    Ana Sola, your personal wellness consultant.

  • To learn more about how to have healthy eating habits with a whole foods diet
  • Learn why soy products are not good
  • Dangers of Soy Foods & Soy-Baby Formula
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